Newcomers to the 2024 PH NorCal Rankings II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PH NorCal has updated our rankings board for the class of 2024 basketball prospects. We've added more than forty new prospects, with a total of 175 ranked players and many more on the watch list. We will continue to look for new prospects we haven't seen in our area. Here are more newcomers to our rankings database.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1975364' first='Aadi' last='Malali'] 6'5 SG/W of Dougherty Valley HS.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Malali a long wiry prospect who runs wide in transition looking to hit a 3ptr in rhythm or finish at the rim, he'll follow up a transition miss. He's an offensive minded prospect who looks for spots to shoot his shot including 3's on the catch shoot, and slashing to the basket. He doesn't force things, and will make the extra pass for good ball movement. He can use a dribble or two for a short corner jumper.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1976020' first='Gus' last='Fried'] 6'4 guard of University HS.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He's productive in many ways on this team. At 6'4 he helps with the rebounding, he can cut across the lane and get paint points. He's a decent ball handler who sees the court in transition, uses the bounce, he uses his solid body and dribble to get into the paint for kick-outs passes to shooters, or hit the paint jumper. He squares up nice on his jump shot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1976024' first='Xion' last='Nichols'] 6'3 CG of Kennedy HS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He's a versatile speedy guard with lengthy arms. He looks comfortable running the point using patience, and good ball movement around the perimeter. He has the quickness off the dribble to go by defenders up top or playing on the side. Nichols has the length, and hops to finish up above the rim. He's quick on the defensive side of the ball capable of defending both guard positions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1976048' first='Marcos' last='Rosales'] 6'3 CG of Venture Academy HS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He brings a versatile skill set to the court. He makes good decisions with the ball. He has decent handles and good foot speed to get to his spots for shots including, pull-ups, paint jumpers, and layups. He's fast in transition filling the lanes for layups, or using the dribble to push and pass up court. His lengthy arms and hustle helps keep in front of defenders on the perimeter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1976021' first='Gus' last='Parsons'] 6'2 Guard of University HS.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He seems to be a well conditioned guard in constant motion without the ball. He hustles to fill lanes in transition, he works along the perimeter using slashes, and back door cuts for points. He's a good ball handler with passing skills, he uses a hard dribble to get into the paint. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1975345' first='Kiratraj' last='Sanghera'] 6'6 W/F of American HS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He has a good fundamental skill set, he can use some strengthening, but he does moves well enough to avoid hard body blows. He can produce points in the post area with paint jumpers, a dribble then play off two feet, he has touch in the post. He can handle, and pass working the perimeter with a jumper off the dribble as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1975346' first='Jasir' last='Smith'] 64 W/F of Vallejo HS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith is a two sport athlete (Football, QB, WR) he'll probably play college football. He's a good basketball player with good energy. He has explosive jumping when attacking the rim off the dribble in transition, and on his paint jumper. He has good bounce and plays through contact going up off two feet in the paint. He goes out of his way to get rebounds, he battles the bigs in the post.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1975984' first='Davis' last='Abell'] 6'0 CG, Granite Bay HS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He's a hard playing guard who scraps for it on both ends of the court. He's most likely a pass first point guard but he can play on the side using his dribbles, and passing to attack and find open players in the post or on the perimeter. He has leverage and good foot speed to stay on defenders. He had a couple of hard drives to the basket. He can hit the open 3ptr. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->